Cloning and sequence analysis of nine novel MYB genes in Taxodiaceae plants

Myeloblastosis(MYB) is one of the largest transcribed factor families in plants. To gain an overall picture of the evolution of MYB genes in relict plants, we cloned nine novel MYB genes in Taxodiaceae plants(Taxodium distichum, Taxodium ascendens, Cryptomeria japonica var. Sinensis, Cryptomeria japonica cv. Araucarioides, Cryptomer Japonica, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Cunninghamia lanceolata, Taiwania cryptomerioides and Glyptostrobus pensilis). The deduced amino acid sequences for MYBs showed that the nine MYB proteins contained two DNA binding domains. The first domain is from amino acid position 29 to 78, wherein three tryptophanes at 33, 53 and 73 were separated by 19 amino acids, respectively. The second domain is from amino acid position 82 to 127, wherein three tryptophanes at 86, 105 and 124 were separated by 18 amino acids, respectively, whereas the first tryptophane at amino acid position 86 is replaced by a phenylalanine. The characterization of these conserved domains at nine MYBs indicated that they all belong to the R2R3-MYB group. The secondary structure analysis showed that α-helix and β-turn are the major motifs of the predicted secondary structure of MYBs. The three dimensional model of each MYB protein showed that the structure is like clip, making it more flexible and mobile. The similarities between the nine MYB proteins in Taxodiaceae were calculated. The highest identical value of 99% is between CjsMYB, CjMYB and CjaMYB, whereas the lowest value of 82% is between TaMYB and ClMYB. According to the phylogenetic tree, the distances between different genera were relatively large whereas those within genera were relatively small. As expected, accessions of the same genus formed a subgroup before being grouped with other genera.     

患红体病凡纳滨对虾肝胰腺NAGase基本性质的改变研究

[目的]为虾养殖过程中红体病的诊断和控制提供重要的理论依据。[方法]分别测定健康和患红体病的凡纳滨对虾（Litopenaeus vanname）的肝胰腺N-乙酰-β-D-氨基葡萄糖苷酶（EC3.2.1.52,NAGase）的比活力及其性质差异。[结果]2种来源NAGase的比活力、基本酶学性质等均存在差异。对虾患红体病后,肝胰腺NAGase的比活力和最适温度下降,但催化反应动力学常数Km、Vm值和活化能上升。[结论]该研究表明NAGase与对虾患病可能存在着密切关系。     

SRAP标记在五十份新疆人工栽培核桃种质资源的鉴定与应用

以新疆核桃主栽区收集的50份核桃种质资源为试材,采用序列相关扩增多态性(sequence-related amplified polymorphism,SRAP)标记技术分析其遗传多样性,以期为分布于新疆地区的核桃种质资源的保存、鉴定及综合开发利用提供参考依据。结果表明:从100对引物中筛选出16对扩增条带清晰、稳定性好的多态性SRAP引物组合,16对引物组合在50份供试种质中共扩增出178条带,多态性条带135条,多态位点百分率为75.84%。聚类分析及聚类锐度测试显示供试种质可分为10类,热图显示出不同引物对种质的区分情况,多元回归树显示不同引物中的26个扩增条带能够区分50份供试种质,其中M4/E4、M7/E5、M14/E4、M2/E11、M3/E4、M2/E4、M12/E13、M7/E1、M14/E13和M1/E3共10对引物组合是供试种质鉴定中重要的引物组合。同时R语言在统计分析中的应用,为今后核桃植物形态与遗传变异研究提供了新的数据分析方法。     

Tanshinone ⅡA induces apoptosis via JNK signaling pathway in human osteosarcoma HOS cells

AIM: To explore the effect of tanshinone ⅡA on human osteosarcoma HOS cells and the underlying mechanism.METHODS: The cell viability and the appropriate dose of tanshinone ⅡA were determined by CCK-8 assay. Colony formation assay and Transwell assay were used to investigate the proliferation and migration abilities of the HOS cells treated with tanshinone ⅡA. The apoptosis of the HOS cells was monitored by Hoechst 33258 staining, transmission electron microscopy and flow cytometry. The protein levels of apoptosis-related molecules and JNK signaling-associated proteins were determined by Western blot. Meanwhile, a JNK inhibitor was added for confirming the relationship between the pathway and apoptosis mentioned above.RESULTS: Tanshinone ⅡA inhibited both HOS cell proliferation and migration in a dose-and time-dependent manner. Exposure of the HOS cells to tanshinone ⅡA resulted in the activation of apoptosis. Tanshinone ⅡA treatment increased the protein levels of cleaved caspase-3, Bax and JNK signaling-associated proteins, and decreased the protein level of Bcl-2, which were reversed by JNK inhibitor SP600125. Moreover, the result of CCK-8 assay revealed that tanshinone ⅡA-induced cell death was alleviated by JNK inhibitor.CONCLUSION: Tanshinone ⅡA induces cell growth inhibition and the activation of apoptosis via JNK signaling pathway in human osteosarcoma HOS cells.     

Water Extraction Process of Chinese Herbal Compound Man Gan Ning

[Objectives]To optimize the water extraction process of Chinese Herbal Compound Man Gan Ning and establish a method for its extraction and content determination...     

产地及品种对西藏青稞营养品质的影响

为了明确产地和品种对西藏青稞营养品质的影响,对采自西藏6个地(市)、26个县的7个普通青稞品种和3个有色青稞品种(257份样品)的5个品质指标和8种矿质元素含量进行了分析。结果表明,(1)产地生态条件是影响青稞品质和矿质元素含量的首要因素,产地对普通青稞的10个被测指标有显著影响;品种对普通青稞的5种被测指标有显著影响;产地和品种的交互作用显著影响5个被测矿质元素含量;产地显著影响有色青稞的黄酮、粗蛋白和磷含量。(2)青稞不同品质指标和矿质元素含量变异程度不同,变异系数最高为52.3%。供试青稞粗淀粉含量为46.64%~53.76%,粗蛋白含量为6.51%~14.21%,粗纤维含量为1.66%~3.4%,β-葡聚糖含量为3.63%~5.13%,黄酮含量为0.18%~0.40%;钾含量为4 224.8~7 646.5mg·kg~(-1),磷含量为2 243.1~6 288.7mg·kg~(-1),镁含量为731.6~1 572.0mg·kg~(-1),钙含量为246.4~789.0mg·kg~(-1),铁含量为27.59~173.99mg·kg~(-1),锌含量为17.56~85.22mg·kg~(-1),锰含量为10.42~22.23mg·kg~(-1),铜含量为2.12~11.84mg·kg~(-1)。(3)有色青稞的粗淀粉和黄酮含量显著高于普通青稞,而粗蛋白和粗纤维含量显著低于普通青稞,β-葡聚糖含量二者间无显著差异。     

夹竹桃花挥发油的GC-MS分析及β-葡萄糖苷酶对夹竹桃花的增香和豚鼠离体子宫平滑肌的作用

目的:建立夹竹桃花挥发油GC-MS的色谱分离鉴定方法,分析夹竹桃花挥发油的化学成分和对豚鼠离体子宫平滑肌的作用。方法:采用挥发油提取器提取夹竹桃花挥发油,以GC-MS法进行分析鉴定,建立了豚鼠离体子宫模型。结果:分别从无酶和有酶的夹竹桃花挥发油提取物中确证了58和57个化合物,挥发油对豚鼠离体子宫平滑肌有收缩作用。结论:对夹竹桃的挥发油化学成分进行了比较分析结果表明,β-葡萄糖苷酶对夹竹桃花有较弱增香作用,也能增加豚鼠离体子宫平滑肌收缩。     

高效液相色谱法测定蒿板青颗粒中一枝蒿酮酸及(R,S)-告依春的含量

为有效控制蒿板青颗粒的质量,采用高效液相色谱法对蒿板青颗粒中有效成分一枝蒿酮酸和(R,S)-告依春含量进行了研究.采用C18柱(250 mm×4.6 mm,5μm),流动相为乙腈(A)-0.4％磷酸水溶液(B),梯度洗脱(0 min,5％A;0～10 min,5％A→15％A;10～25 min,15％A→30％A;2...     

在毕赤酵母中利用口蹄疫病毒(FMDV)2A实现dTomato和串联MagaininⅡ基因的共表达

抗菌肽(antibacterial peptides)是生物体内经诱导产生的一种具有生物活性的多肽,是天然免疫的重要组成部分.为了提高抗菌肽的表达量以及很方便地检测抗菌肽的表达情况,本研究利用口蹄疫病毒(Foot-and-mouth disease virus,FMDV) 2A将荧光蛋白dTomato基因和3个串联的MagaininⅡ基因融合到一个开放阅读框中(open reading frame,ORE),融合的基因被置于pPIC9K载体醇氧化酶基因(AOX1)启动子的下游,构建分泌型重组酵母表达载体pPIC9K-dTomato -2A-3M,将线性化的重组酵母表达载体通过电击法转入毕赤酵母(Pichia pastoris )GS115中,经G418筛选和PCR鉴定得到阳性转化子,然后将其转至摇瓶,在30℃、0.5％甲醇的条件下进行诱导表达,连续诱导3d.SDS-PAGE电泳图谱显示,在31 kD(dTomato)和9.5kD(3M)处有蛋白条带出现,在荧光显微镜下观察酵母表达上清发出红色荧光,对大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli)和金黄色葡萄球菌(Staphylococcus aureus)抑菌试验结果表明,重组抗菌肽串联的MagaininⅡ具有明显的抑菌效果.结果表明,由2A连接的融合基因(荧光蛋白dTomato和串联的MagaininⅡ)在毕赤酵母中成功的进行了表达,FMDV 2A在其C端剪切多聚蛋白,得到dTomato和串联的MagaininⅡ两个独立而有活性的蛋白,为小分子抗菌肽的表达提供一个高效的检测方法.     

猪生长抑素Ⅱ型受体基因(SSTR2)shRNA的构建与筛选

生长激素(GH)是调控动物生长的重要激素,GH分泌水平的高低主要受正性调控因子生长激素释放因子(GRF)和负性调控因子生长抑素(SS)的双向调节。SS通过生长抑素受体(somatostatin receptor,SSTR)发挥作用,减少GH的分泌水平。本研究设计了3条SSTR2的短发夹RNA(shRNA),构建猪(Sus scrofa)SSTR2真核表达质粒(pcDNA3.1(-)-SSTR2)和SSTR2慢病毒RNA干扰质粒(pshRNA-copGFP lentivector,LV-shRNA),并共转染中国仓鼠(Cricetulus griseus)卵巢细胞系(CHO),通过对转染细胞的荧光观察、Real-time PCR和酶联免疫法(ELISA)检测,结果表明,CHO转染细胞中猪SSTR2 mRNA表达水平不同程度的抑制,分别为90.4%、28.3%和86.3%,(P<0.05)。其中,LV-shRNA1表现出最高的沉默效率:转染效率在80%左右时,猪SSTR2mRNA水平沉默效率为90.4%,蛋白质水平降低了33.3%。本研究成功地筛选到了降低猪SSTR2基因表达的shRNA,为利用shRNA技术下调动物基因表达,构建转基因模型提供思路。